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Ahead of events kicking off around the globe for World Whisky Day, 21 May, we polled Bonham’s Whisky Specialist Martin Green on his top 20 scotches that every collector should aspire to assemble

Ardbeg 1965 Image: Bonhams

Balvenie 50 year old, 1937Image: Bonhams

Black Bowmore, 1964Image: Bonhams

Bowmore Trilogy, Black, White & GoldImage: Bonhams

Dalmore 50 year old, 1926Image: The Whisky Exchange

Dalmore Candela, 50 year old Image: Bonhams

Glen Grant 60 year old, 1952Image: Bonhams

Glenfarclas, 1961Image: Bonhams

Glenfiddich 50 year old Image: Bonhams

Glenlivet 70 year old, 1940 Image: Bonhams

Glenmorangie PrideImage: Bonhams

Highland Park 40 year old, 1958Image: The Whisky Exchange

Laphroaig 40 year oldImage: Bonhams

Laphroaig Vintage 1960 Image: The Whisky Exchange

The Macallan 50 year old, 1928 Image: Bonhams

The Macallan Millennium Decanter 50 year old, 1948Image: Bonhams

The Macallan 60 year old, 1926Image: The Whisky Exchange

Mortlach 70 year old, 1939Image: Bonhams

Springbank 50 year old, 1919 Image: Bonhams

Talisker 28 year old, 1973Image: The Whisky Exchange

Heading Bonham’s whisky department for close to a decade now, Martin Green is no stranger to rarefied bottles. On this poll, he explains „These are the best and rarest expressions from each respective distillery to have been released to market over the last 30 plus years – in some cases they are the most expensive or sought after by collectors“.

Responsible for curating the auction house’s vast sales of unique and hard to find scotches, the next of which, in Edinburgh, is fast approaching in June, his knowledge and viewpoint is beyond reproach “I think when you see the images you will understand why these are not just conventional bottles.“